The Meeker herald., 1887-08-27

3. Robbins. Aide dc Camp; Captain T..
McCailin, Aide dc Camp. and Captain
Caffrey. Field officers not mentioned
In the above: Major Gavin Leslie, COM
manding First Battalion Cavalry; First
Lieut.. George +. Brown. Adjutant First
Battalion Cavalry, aud Lieutenants
Southeast. McNider, Hatch and BAL
lard. Colonel Morrison, Of the Cover
nor's stan. aud Major Stolbrand. ao-
cOmpanied Adjutuut- General West,
who arrived later In tho day. General
lteArdOn's command marched through
town aud camped on the grassy piece Of
ground adjoining the Dreifuss ranch
and south Of Main street. A smart
rain shower set In before the tents were
up but the boys took that philosophl-
cxlly. ~ It Is one Of the things that
couldn't be avoided. AdJutant-General
West arrived in the evening escorted by
u squad OF twenty men. General West
proceeded to Camp Adams and took his
medicine" like the balance Of the
boys.
TrxxDAY-witnesacd tlss departure
Of the troops for Biue ,nountain. Al
though the forces under General Rear.
don's command had only arrived at noon
on the previous day the general lost no
time in getting his men into the field.
Ths four companies OF cavalry. under
command OF Major Gavin Leslie,
marched ont Of AIccker at II o'clock
n. M. Major Lcslie's orders were to
reconnoiter and intercept any Indians
that might lie coming up from the
agencies. Jimmy Vnn Clccf and Ed
WILDER headed Major Lesiie's command
US guides.
Before the departure Of Lcslic's men
Major Pritchard dispatched two parties
Of scouts into the hostile country. One
party, under Mr.. T.. T.. Pray. started
for Coyote Basin. going by way OF Sui
phur and the head Of Strawberry. and
the other party, under George wit;cr.
proceeded To the Upper White river
country and report on the movements
and number Of Indians, II possible.
This WIS one thing the citizens Of
Mcekcr could give Generals West and
Reardon no information on. We know
nothing definite Of the movements Of
the uics, barring the fact that none
have becn known 10 go In the direction
of the agencies. while on the other
hand. well authenticated reports Of the
movements Of large bodies OF Indians
coming Ia Join Colorow have been re-
ccivrd. but, as above stated. IL WAS not
definitely known where Colorow was
located. This may secm strange 10
people on the outside but II they knew
the extent and nature Of the territory
In which Colorow Is operating they
would not be astoniAhcd at our lack Of
information on this point on tho arrival
Of Generals West AMI iscar,ion. These
officers. aided by Major Pri,ci,arl. nj
usscs t"sA ~'css~ to obtain reliable In
ssssss.tsa.. .-assrsiint. So .-i--s-.,tza,
Of the hostilcs.
wEpNEspAy-lasscd away until thu
afternoon when things were cnlivcncs
by numerous reports and riiinors Of .
conflict between Sheriff Ecndalis met
ami the Indians In Coyote basin. Ken
iaii's force had been on the trail Of thu
utrs for several days. but the latter. II
seems were keeping far enough ahead Il
bc out OF danger. On "Wednesday after
noon the following dispatch was re
ccivcd from Captain Pray. who Is net
ing under the orders Of Major pritch
ard. The report explains operations
etc. better than We can. and Is given In
full:
Near Mouth Fox CHrrN. Aug. -t-no"n.
To Prifchari. commanding scouts. N.ckrr;
struck nr,t trail ~ Indians yesterday neon
near Michael. ranch. bropps-i II last night
took II up at daylight thi. morning. founa
tho rtcs in force at daylight all around OUT
position. Had y .sirmi.h with them for t--i
,,on. which lasted i~o hour., when. having
them surrounded. they ~sn,..i a talk. iia''
rr.ossrl tn what considered ju.'inahic .'rs'
-sy In getting them ro,ind~i up. We arr nov
holding them under trucc. gather from Cot
CROW himself and other chiefs that their 10
rran.i. rrr q. foiiow.! "whit- man must fall
is,ck." as hc now has rvinfor--fncnt- from tho
uncotntahsrc reservation. AMI can get NOR
" he want. them. lie cay. "mc no frsbi of
soldiers" think my ri.- viii hold them
here whcrr they nov arr. opposite us. uii To-
morrow morning. I strongly ad,i.- scndips
At once ne large n force a. possible from
Ncckcr toward. thi. place. split them at sonns
feasible point above here. with tho object oi
cutting on rr,r,at. when We will declare true,
nt end and demonstrate from hero on thcis
front. and We can eject their capture SURF
Young Hair. tho haif-brc,i. has Just ,sinc Int
camp. and have felt ju.tincd In holding him
n. y spy. until further instructed by you.
think the situation may tc summarized =. fol
lows. Thcrc Rrr no Indians north of ihi.
place. Coloruw'- band mean hight ON the drvt
of the hat. and he !. quite ready tn drop u him
self. lIc showed me .onc oi his warrior. FROM
the unconpshgrr. and but for jcoIariisins
my life should have ordered my men fo ir,
On him there. Thoy arc NIL surrrbly mounted
ani ~ well armed ~ We arr. They arc loadss
with ammunition. mud many OF them have the
most approved ncid glasses. have Just had q
conference with Major Leslie and .tnf. aud he
seems to tc In accord with my views. II pos
.ibic. send mo ten morn good scouts: none,
however. save our kind. Have my horse led
forward II possible. VIC are practically or
foot. I sent oral message by Phil foo'c. and
thi. by hands Of Frank Michael and VIII Gar
Lcnhirc. Return these men tn me; they are
! In, aiiablc. tsisncdl y. u. PRAv.
Capt. Scouts In Field.
As soon as the above was transmitted
to Gen. Rear,ion he mt once set about tC
get all the men together avilable
s-l .I.f "a.